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w. TUSCH/ Brush. 7 No. 28,422. Patented May 22, 1860.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM TUSCH, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent No. 28,422, dated May 2x2," 1860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM TusoH, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inBrushes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which.Figure 1, represents a perspective view of a brush with my improvementcombined with it. Fig. 2, is an end view of the same. Figs. 3 and 4, aremodifications of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 5, shows a means for extending orcontracting the plates on the brush back.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand my invention Iwill proceed to describe its construction and operation.

In the drawings, a, represents an ordinary finger nail or hand washingbrush to the back of which is secured a thin plate 6, the side and backedges of which are turned up, forming semicircular curves 0, which mayhave their edges sharpened if found desirable. These curved edged platesmay be riveted to the back of the brush as represented, r they may bemade to form the brush back itself, as represented in Fig. 3"

in which the edges of the back are hen over so as to form acute angleswith th back. The portions 0, c, c, that project up from the sides ofthe brush back should be of suffi- {cient lengthito hold the cake ofsoap when they are buried into it firmly to the back of the brush, andit will be seen that by sliding the soap onto the back from one end ofthe same, that these projecting curved or angular plates will receiveand hold a wider piece of soap than the back of the brush, as shown inFig. 2, g, being the soap and c the curved holding edges of the plate 6.In the brush of Fig. dove-tail recess or groove is formed by binding theedges of the plates over at acute angles, which, when they are sunk intoa cake of soap by sliding the soap in the groove from endwise, acorresponding male dove-tail will be formed on the soap which will holdthe same firmly until entirely used up, still the edges 0, 0, will notin any way be liable to injure the hands as there will be no projectionbeyond the surface of the soap. i

Should it be found desirable to use pieces of soap only the width of thebrush back, two parallel strips d, d, Fig. 5, having slots in them maybe secured to each side of the back of the brush and by suitable setscrews h, h, they may be made adjustable, so as to be contracted orextended, and thus set for receiving a very narrow piece of soap or avery wide piece. I

Fig. 4, is a plan where the edges of a plate are turned up at rightangles to the back of the brush, and one, two, or more set screws areused to clamp and confine the cake of soap, this plan is not aspreferable as those of Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4:, above described.

QThe back part of the brush and the plate which secures the soap may beperforated to allow the escape of any water that may enter beneath thesoap. P

Having thus described my invention I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent as an improved article of manufacture- A brush having itsback provided with curved or angular plates which will cut into and holdthe soap when the latter is pushed thereon as herein shown anddescribed.

WM. TUS CH.

Witnesses:

R. J. CAMPBELL, B. MIX.

